HELP! Text messages lead to rescue on Hudson River

TIVOLI (AP) -- Authorities say a teenager used his cell phone to send text messages seeking help after the canoe he and his grandfather were in overturned on the Hudson River.

The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office says 73-year-old Christopher Hoffman of Hopewell Junction and 17-year-old Thomas Mulvaney of Rhinebeck were hunting Wednesday evening when their canone capsized near Tivoli, on the river's east bank 40 miles south of Albany.

Deputies say Mulvaney was able to text message family and friends and alert them that the two men needed help. Recipients of the messages called 911, and police and rescue crews arrived on the scene around 6 p.m.

Members of a fire department from neighboring Ulster County used a small boat to bring the men to shore.

Both were treated at a local hospital for possible hypothermia.

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